In the early 1980s AT&T asked McKinsey to estimate how many cell phones would be in use in the world at the turn of the century. They concluded that the total market would be about 900,000 units. This persuaded AT&T to pull out of the market. By 2000, there were 738 million people with cellphone subscriptions

The great thing about talking about the future is that you don’t have to know anything. You just make shit up and nobody can refute it.

C60s, CDs or Downloads?

The past is something we selectively remember, so this customisable article on the technology world you grew up in is both fascinating AND a good example of how data can be used to greater effect when it’s personalised. Also ace for settling arguments about what happened when.

Who said science was boring?

However, if you have 96 mins – I know you don’t, but just in case – Scientific American, together with Story Collider (great name) released a video of scientists speaking on the nature of imagination, intuition and inventiveness: The Mad Science of Creativity.